Donor Suit Shows Roots of Romney and Perry's Rift

By

Patrick O'Connor and

Alicia Mundy

November 4, 2011

A five-year-old campaign-finance case could burst back into the spotlight at an awkward time for two current Republican presidential candidates.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2006 when Texas Gov. Rick Perry was struggling in a re-election bid. In the waning days of the contest, Mr. Perry's campaign received $1 million from the RGA, a last-minute donation approved by Mr....